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DJ Synikus Makisimus

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13. Third parties are systemically impossible in our system.

Reply to PeaceWave (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:16 PM

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When the Progressive Party candidate Bob La Follette won over 16% in the 1924 Presidential election, the two established parties worked really hard for it to be impossible for anyone to do that again. So there are two parties by design or by conspiracy, depending on your perspective.

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It pisses me off to hear registered Democrats bad mouthing our party Walleye Tuesday #1

Nothing, and no one, is above criticism... appmanga Tuesday #15

True but I'm not talking about criticism. I'm talking about the repetition of Republican talking points by Democrats. Walleye Tuesday #16

This floors me. moonscape Tuesday #2

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Tuesday #3

It's pretty easy to believe JBTaurus83 Tuesday #4

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Winning is more important than wanting to be popular JI7 Tuesday #6

Hardly surprising when DJ Synikus Makisimus Tuesday #8

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Third parties are systemically impossible in our system. DJ Synikus Makisimus Tuesday #13

Instead of one, the better idea would be two. Prairie_Seagull Tuesday #19

Hm. MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #9

You'd almost think there had been a concentrated media attack against them for the last 50 years. Midnight Writer Tuesday #11

yeah.. ALMOST. B.See Tuesday #12

So GOP fuckheads answer the phone and get in the survey. Most Democrats will not. GreenWave Tuesday #14

AND YET DEMS ARE WINNING ELECTIONS AND Cha Tuesday #17

Not surprised SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #18

Howcome we keep winning elections? Kingofalldems Tuesday #20

That's a real Puzzler.. Dems Keep Winning Big Cha Tuesday #21

A lot of Democrats are giving the party bad ratings because they are angry with Jack Valentino Tuesday #22

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